TechwareLabs Thinking Outside the Cube

Given the affordability of high-res, big-screen displays, people are increasingly adopting multi-monitor setups for gaming and productivity. Although it’s easier than ever to outfit your home office with several 27″ screens, it wasn’t long ago that such a setup required pricey specialized hardware. Nowadays, AMD’s Eyefinity technology enables from three to six displays on one card, while Nvidia’s more limited Vision Surround still supports up to three monitors for a max resolution of 7680×1600 (2560×1600 per screen).

Multi-monitor technology was originally designed for productivity and it’s still the driving force behind such technology today. Graphic designers, video editors, stock traders and other professionals greatly benefit from several screens, but they don’t necessarily demand the raw GPU power high-end gamers do. Hoping to address those needs, Galaxy has begun offering Nvidia’s cards with enhanced multi-display support.

The board partner recently launched its Galaxy MDT GeForce GTX 580, supporting four screens for a maximum resolution of 7680×1200. However, being based on Nvidia’s flagship single-GPU card, the solution is still a bit beefier (and pricier) than someone might need to view Photoshop or stocks across four screens. Thus, the company has introduced an affordable MDT X4 card based on the low-end GeForce GT 520.

http://www.techspot.com/review/490-galaxy-mdt-geforce-gt-520/

Ever since the first Android tablets arrived a year or two ago things have been developing fast. ODMs and chip designers jumped onto the bandwagon fast as PC sales are declining, and much like the initial netbook market, the tablet market is on the rise.

We test the The quad-core Tegra 3 based Eee Pad Transformer Prime, an unbelievable product. Fast, thin and huge in specs, but sure… very expensive. Read the article right here.

Direct URL:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-transformer-prime-review/

Quote: “Today we are unboxing one of Thermaltake’s latest cases to Overseer RX-I. This full tower case has all of the Thermaltake styling that you know and love and that makes it look very futuristic. Not only that this case features 2 large 200mm LED cooling fans, USB 3.0, a top mounted hard drive dock, support for both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard drives and much more. Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video!”

Review Link: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/unboxing-the-thermaltake-overseer-rx-i-full-tower-case/

Antec finally decided to enter the Platinum efficiency club with the new EarthWatts Platinum series. These units address all users that just need a high efficiency PSU, with no bells and whistles. This new series creates a new mainstream class of PSUs and is placed between the EarthWatts Green and the High Current Gamer series.

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Antec/EA-650_Platinum/

QUOTE: “NZXT expanded the features just a little bit on the HALE82 power supplies. This time around we get a full range of protections with the addition of over temperature protection. Usually when this is added they also rate the unit for 100% continuous output at 50C but oddly enough, we couldn’t find any documentation that the unit had the rating. The power supply still sports both native and modular cabling.

NZXT has the HALE82 power supplies readily available through all of your normal online merchants. Once again, the cheapest we were able to find the unit online at the Directon for a total of $114.99 with free shipping.”

For more information, please visit – http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4525/nzxt_hale82_750_watt_power_supply_review/index.html

In his latest blog post, TR’s Geoff Gasior argues that life is pretty good for PC enthusiasts despite all the attention and market share that smartphones, tablets, and notebooks have taken from traditional desktops.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22373